Dante loved Beatrice, just like you love classical art memes

Even in 1430 they had dating problems

He did get you a gift: The final straw

Let fall the citadel around your heart, and embrace classical art memes

Instead of scrolling through dating apps, scroll through these classical art memes

The throes of dating aren't new to the 21st century

Even valiant knights and medieval maidens didn't know how to date

They boarded as strangers, had a meet cute in the aisles, then disembarked somewhere far more exotic

Have you ever worked up the courage to ask someone out? Even a simple, flirtatious pickup line can sometimes be daunting as the prospect of rejection lingers in the back of your mind. But the woman in this next story had no fear, cleverly using car trouble to land the man of her dreams.

Even before Tinder dating wasn't easy

Can we compare modern love and dating to a painting?

Medieval dating > modern dating

A diamond may be forever, but costume jewelry lasts 5 minutes–which would you want to represent your marriage?

Even in 1439 people were struggling with dating

Hobbiton-core

It's no wonder people turned to art to grieve, they didn't have smartphones